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A GUIDE TO FUN ON THE 4TH OF JULY

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ANAHEIM What: California Angels vs. Texas Rangers baseball game, followed by fireworks display. Where: Anaheim Stadium, 2000 State College Blvd. Time: 6 p.m. game; fireworks show to follow. Admission: $3 to $9 ($1 for children general admission). Parking: Stadium parking lot. Information: (714) 634-2000. BUENA PARK What: Fireworks show. Where: Bellis Park, 7171 8th St. Time: 8:30 p.m. Admission: Free. Parking: At park and on surrounding streets. Information: (714) 821-1010. DANA POINT What: Offshore fireworks show, games, live music and other activities. Where: Heritage Park, end of Old Golden Lantern. Time: 5 p.m. activities; 9 p.m. fireworks. Admission: Free. Parking: At park and on surrounding streets (fireworks, fired from a barge off Doheny Beach, will be visible from entire Dana Point Harbor area). Information: (714) 643-0779. FOUNTAIN VALLEY What: Orange County Fiesta continues with carnival rides, cook-offs, arts-and-crafts show, auto show and music by the South Coast Trio, the Platters, the Coasters, Bobby Freeman, Little Dion, Ted Miller & the High Rollers and Elvis impersonator Paul Casey, followed by the county’s largest aerial fireworks show. Where: Mile Square Park, Brookhurst Street and Heil Avenue. Time: Today through Tuesday, 11 a.m. to midnight. Fireworks show Tuesday at 9 p.m. Admission: $3 general, $2 for seniors and military personnel in uniform, $1 for juniors (6 to 10 years old), free for children 5 and younger (Fiesta is in one corner of park; rest of park is open free for viewing fireworks). Parking: Limited parking available at park; signs will direct visitors to other parking areas in vicinity. Information: (714) 962-4441. HUNTINGTON BEACH What: 85th annual Huntington Beach Parade and related events. Where: Pancake breakfast and eight-kilometer run at Yorktown Avenue and Main Street; parade begins at 6th Street and Acacia Avenue, will run north on Main to Yorktown Avenue and east on Yorktown to Lake Street. Time: Pancake breakfast, 7 to 11 a.m.; run, 8:30 a.m.; parade, 10 a.m. Admission: Free for parade; $16 entry fee for run (includes shirt). Parking: Side streets near parade route. Information: (714) 960-8899. What: Fireworks show, live band music. Where: Huntington Beach High School Stadium, 1905 Main St. Time: Entertainment at 7 p.m.; fireworks at dusk. Admission: $3 (children 2 and under free). Parking: High school parking lot; City Hall parking lot; legal street parking in vicinity. Information: (714) 960-8899. IRVINE What: Irvine Police Officers Assn. fireworks show, featuring South Coast Symphony performing Tchaikovsky’s “1812” Overture, selections from “West Side Story,” a Beatles medley and Sousa marches. Where: Irvine High School Stadium, 4321 Walnut Ave. Time: 3 p.m. gates open; 5 p.m. entertainment; 9 p.m. fireworks. Admission: $8 for adults and $4 for children 12 or younger and seniors. Children 4 and younger are free. Parking: Available at stadium and high school, Heritage Park and on street. Information: (714) 786-7741 or (714) 662-7220. LA PALMA What: five- and 10-kilometer runs, pancake breakfast. Where: City Hall, 7822 Walker St. Time: Run, 7:30 a.m.; breakfast, 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Admission: Run, $10 ($5 for shirt); breakfast, $2.50. Parking: City Hall. Information: (714) 522-6740. LAGUNA BEACH What: Fireworks show. Where: North end of Main Beach, Coast Highway and Broadway. Time: Dusk. Admission: Free. Parking: At various downtown parking lots. Information: (714) 497-3311. LAGUNA HILLS What: Pacific Symphony performs Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide” Overture, George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” Richard Rodgers’ “Carousel Waltz” and Four Dance Episodes from Aaron Copland’s “Rodeo,” with fireworks show. Where: Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, 8800 Irvine Center Drive, Laguna Hills. Time: 6 p.m. gates open; 8:30 p.m. performance. Admission: $8 to $39.50, available at TicketMaster locations. Parking: amphitheater parking lot. Information: (714) 855-8096. LAGUNA NIGUEL What: Summerfest ‘89, featuring 10- and five-kilometer run, three-kilometer walk, pancake breakfast, games, entertainment, chili cook-off, horseshoes tournament and fireworks over lake at nearby Laguna Niguel Regional Park. Where: Crown Valley Community Park, 29831 Crown Valley Parkway. Time: 6 a.m. registration for run; events continue through day with fireworks at 9 a.m. Admission: Free. Run and walk registration $6 to $12. Parking: Limited parking in park; legal street parking in vicinity. Information: (714) 831-9622. LOS ALAMITOS What: Fireworks show. Where: Armed Forces Reserve Center, Katella Avenue at Lexington Drive. Time: Gates open at 7 p.m.; display at 9 p.m. Admission: Free. Parking: At Katella/Lexington entrance; overflow parking at Los Alamitos Racetrack. Information: (714) 827-8670. MISSION VIEJO What: Street fair with crafts, games, entertainment, refreshments; fireworks show. Where: North Lake Mission Viejo, along Olympiad Road. Time: 2 p.m. street fair; 9 p.m. fireworks. Admission: Free. Parking: Mission Viejo Youth Athletic Park, north of Olympiad Road. Information: (714) 837-6050. NEWPORT BEACH What: Fireworks show. Where: Newport Dunes Aquatic Park, 1131 Back Bay Drive. Time: 9 p.m. Admission: $2 adults, $1 children under 12 (fireworks can be seen from surrounding area). Parking: At aquatic park; legal street parking in vicinity. Information: (714) 644-0510. PLACENTIA What: Fireworks show, entertainment, games. Where: Bradford Stadium, Valencia High School, Bradford and Madison avenues. Time: 6 p.m. community softball game; 7 p.m. games; 7:45 p.m. entertainment; 9 p.m. fireworks. Admission: $3 adults, $1 children under 12. Parking: At Valencia High School and on surrounding streets. Information: (714) 993-8232. SAN CLEMENTE What: Fireworks show. Where: San Clemente Pier, Avenida del Mar. Time: Dusk. Admission: Free. Parking: Small parking lot, street parking. Information: (714) 361-8200. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO What: Fireworks show, softball games, entertainment. Where: Marco Forster Junior High School, 25601 Camino del Avion. Time: 4:30 p.m. softball games; 5 p.m. children’s games; 6 p.m. entertainment; 8:45 p.m. fireworks. Admission: Free (bring beach chairs and blankets). Parking: At school and along Camino del Avion. Information: (714) 493-5911. SANTA ANA What: Fireworks show, ‘50s and ‘60s entertainment. Where: Eddie West Stadium, Civic Center Drive and Flower Street. Time: Gates open 3:30 p.m.; fireworks 9 p.m. Admission: $6 adults, $4 children 6 to 12 years old, children 5 and under free. Parking: Stadium parking lot. Information: (714) 647-6561. TUSTIN What: “I Love America” fireworks show and entertainment. Where: Tustin High School Stadium, 1171 El Camino Real. Time: 6:30 p.m. entertainment; 8:45 p.m. fireworks. Admission: Free. Parking: High school and surrounding streets. Information: (714) 544-8890. YORBA LINDA What: Entertainment and food booths, followed by fireworks display. Where: Yorba Linda Middle School-Valley View Park, 4771 Casa Loma Ave. Time: Entertainment begins at 5 p.m., fireworks show at 9 p.m. Admission: Free. Information: (714) 961-7160.

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